forgotten
Americanverb
verb
Usage
See forget.
Other Word Forms
Explanation
Something that's forgotten isn't remembered or considered. Your forgotten mail might sit in the mailbox all weekend, if you simply don't think about it. Your English teacher might reassure you that the bad grade you got on a paper last month is forgotten, and you could find that as you start reading a great book, your difficult day is forgotten. In both cases, something is overlooked, disregarded or erased from memory. Forgotten comes from forget, from the Old English forgietan, "fail to remember" or "neglect inadvertently."
Example Sentences
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Jonathan Boyar of Boyar Value Group, who publishes an annual Forgotten Forty list of bargain stocks, said that like Gabelli, he’s also bullish on Madison Square Sports.
From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026
The Forgotten Children Initiative has already located the descendants of six of the buried children.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
Forgotten animal pens, decaying cages and stony backdrops now sit in various states of abandonment.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026
“All I wanted to do at first was be the first African-American world champion,” Hearn said in a documentary, “The Forgotten Cowboys.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
At the top, it said Gone but Not Forgotten.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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